# 794 - Early American Commemoratives - Part 16

Most of the info below comes from: https://earlycommemorativecoins.com/

"Commemorative coins were first issued by the United States Mint in 1892 to mark the World’s Columbian Exposition. The silver half dollars depicting Christopher Columbus were sold at the expedition for one dollar each. In subsequent years, the US Mint would continue the tradition of issuing gold and silver commemoratives to honor the important people, places, and events of the country.

Early commemorative coins were issued between the years 1892 and 1954 and have included primarily silver half dollars and gold dollars."

I will show the series "Silver Early Commemoratives". It will be presented in alphabetical order.

All coins weight 12.5g, with 90% silver purity.

The sixtieth is a MS65 1936 "Long Island" Half Dollar.

"The 1936 Long Island Tercentenary Half Dollars were authorized to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the settlement of Long Island by Dutch colonists."

PCGS graded 6,814 1936 "Long Island" Half Dollars, with 1,489 as MS65 and 722 above. 81,826 1936 "Long Island" were minted in Philadelphia.

Today's price of this coin is around $150.00.

"The obverse design features the heads of a Dutch settler and an Alogonquin Native American. The heads are partially imposed on each other, to infer the harmonious balance of a peaceful settlement.

Designs for the coin were created by Howard Kenneth Weinman, the son of Adolph A Weinman, who had designed the Winged Liberty Dime and Walking Liberty Half Dollar."

"On the reverse is the image of a Dutch sailing vessel."

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